diff --git a/python/cugraph/community/__init__.py b/python/cugraph/community/__init__.py
index e8bea0cbaa0..9cc92637e20 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/community/__init__.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/community/__init__.py
@@ -23,42 +23,7 @@
 )
 from cugraph.community.subgraph_extraction import subgraph
 from cugraph.community.triangle_count import triangles
+from cugraph.community.ktruss_subgraph import ktruss_subgraph
+from cugraph.community.ktruss_subgraph import k_truss
 from cugraph.community.egonet import ego_graph
 from cugraph.community.egonet import batched_ego_graphs
-
-# FIXME: special case for ktruss on CUDA 11.4: an 11.4 bug causes ktruss to
-# crash in that environment. Allow ktruss to import on non-11.4 systems, but
-# replace ktruss with a __UnsupportedModule instance, which lazily raises an
-# exception when referenced.
-from numba import cuda
-try:
-    __cuda_version = cuda.runtime.get_version()
-except cuda.cudadrv.runtime.CudaRuntimeAPIError:
-    __cuda_version = "n/a"
-
-__ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version = (11, 4)
-
-class __UnsupportedModule:
-    def __init__(self, exception):
-        self.__exception = exception
-
-    def __getattr__(self, attr):
-        raise self.__exception
-
-    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        raise self.__exception
-
-
-if __cuda_version != __ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version:
-    from cugraph.community.ktruss_subgraph import ktruss_subgraph
-    from cugraph.community.ktruss_subgraph import k_truss
-else:
-    __kuvs = ".".join([str(n) for n in __ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version])
-    k_truss = __UnsupportedModule(
-        NotImplementedError("k_truss is not currently supported in CUDA"
-                            f" {__kuvs} environments.")
-        )
-    ktruss_subgraph = __UnsupportedModule(
-        NotImplementedError("ktruss_subgraph is not currently supported in CUDA"
-                            f" {__kuvs} environments.")
-        )
diff --git a/python/cugraph/community/ktruss_subgraph.py b/python/cugraph/community/ktruss_subgraph.py
index c80f65c1608..afa7d66d31d 100644
--- a/python/cugraph/community/ktruss_subgraph.py
+++ b/python/cugraph/community/ktruss_subgraph.py
@@ -16,21 +16,24 @@
 from cugraph.utilities import check_nx_graph
 from cugraph.utilities import cugraph_to_nx
 
+from numba import cuda
+
+
 # FIXME: special case for ktruss on CUDA 11.4: an 11.4 bug causes ktruss to
 # crash in that environment. Allow ktruss to import on non-11.4 systems, but
 # raise an exception if ktruss is directly imported on 11.4.
-from numba import cuda
-try:
-    __cuda_version = cuda.runtime.get_version()
-except cuda.cudadrv.runtime.CudaRuntimeAPIError:
-    __cuda_version = "n/a"
+def _ensure_compatible_cuda_version():
+    try:
+        cuda_version = cuda.runtime.get_version()
+    except cuda.cudadrv.runtime.CudaRuntimeAPIError:
+        cuda_version = "n/a"
 
-__ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version = (11, 4)
+    unsupported_cuda_version = (11, 4)
 
-if __cuda_version == __ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version:
-    __kuvs = ".".join([str(n) for n in __ktruss_unsupported_cuda_version])
-    raise NotImplementedError("k_truss is not currently supported in CUDA"
-                              f" {__kuvs} environments.")
+    if cuda_version == unsupported_cuda_version:
+        ver_string = ".".join([str(n) for n in unsupported_cuda_version])
+        raise NotImplementedError("k_truss is not currently supported in CUDA"
+                                  f" {ver_string} environments.")
 
 
 def k_truss(G, k):
@@ -62,6 +65,8 @@ def k_truss(G, k):
         The networkx graph will NOT have all attributes copied over
     """
 
+    _ensure_compatible_cuda_version()
+
     G, isNx = check_nx_graph(G)
 
     if isNx is True:
@@ -137,6 +142,8 @@ def ktruss_subgraph(G, k, use_weights=True):
     >>> k_subgraph = cugraph.ktruss_subgraph(G, 3)
     """
 
+    _ensure_compatible_cuda_version()
+
     KTrussSubgraph = Graph()
     if type(G) is not Graph:
         raise Exception("input graph must be undirected")